The Washington critic., 1887-08-01
TOPICS OF THE DAY.


Colonel William L. Brown of the
New York Daily News began life on
farm, and the highest pay he received
at any time was dollar and quarter
day for summer season when help
was scarce. The Tribune says that he
ran across the old farmer for whom he
worked that year while at Saratoga
last week. They estimated that Brown
had pitched about one hundred tons Of
hay. The Colonel practiced law in
Youngstown, Ohio, for some years.
and had n reputation for the successful
defence Of criminals. Youngstown is
near the Pennsylvania line, and the
Colonel had the only complete set of
Pennsylvania law reports In that re-
gion. 1t gave him an advantage which
he was not slow TO improve. The
Colonel Ia a heavy man somewhat OF
the old Dutch type, with big head
and face and big brown moustache.
He is one of the best poker players in
New York, and will risk a bel on any.
thing from the size of lady's glove to
horse race or political fight. lie
does not let his political sympathies
run away with his political Judgment
in betting, for heard him offer the
Other, day to bet a good big sum that
Foraker would defeat Powell for Gov.
ernor Of Ohio by over 10000 majority.
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The most remarkable feature of the
hops at Saratoga, says Philadelphia
Press correspondent, is the magnificent,
wonderful display Of priceless jewels.
Diamonds prevail, and diamonds you
see everywhere. Their glitter dazzles
the eye at every turn. In the hair, all
over the necks, ears, arms and fingers,
on the corsages, even as buttons on
sleeves are they to be seen. Many mil.
lions would not be too extravagant o
figure at which to value the collection
of diamonds at some of the hops In the
most fashionable of the hotels. 1t is
useless to wear jewels here unless one
be plutocrat. The ordinary $500
affair seems as puny and commonplace
compared with the average stone worn
as o rhine stone would compared with
1t. There was q quadrille set at the
hop at the States the other night in
which there were four young ladies
representing the comfortable sum Of
$26,000,000.
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General N. p. Banks tells story
about one of his army chaplains, which
never fails to "bring down" the G. A.
r. camp fires. The chaplains Of the
regiments during the war had charge
of the mails for the regiments to which
they were attached. The mail for the
regiment of this particular chaplain
had,not come to hand for many days.
The regiment was out of the line Of
communication. Every day from
one half to two thirds of the soldier
boys filed up to the chaplains tent
with such stereotyped inquiries as
these: ANY mail yet, chaplain 2"
"Have you heard from the mail ?"
"Do you know when the mails will
come p "What do you think Is de-.
laying the mail % The good man was
so pestered with inquiries that he had
no time to prepare his weekly sermon.
He was obliged to spend all his
time in explaining that he had
no mail, that he had heard nothing
about the mail, and that he knew moth
ing about the mall. 1t occurred to him
that he might put an end to his troubles
by o sign. Procuring the bottom of an
old hard tack box he marked 1t with
charcoal and nailed 1t on tree In front
of his tent so that all might see this
notice:
THE CHAPLAIN DOES NOT KNOW WHEN
THE MAIL WILL ARRIVE.
The next anxious inquirer who came
along was reckless young wag, He
gazed for awhile at the notice, and dis
covering the piece Of charcoal which
the chaplain had dropped on the
ground at the completion Of the sign,
he seized II and added these words:
AND HE DON'T CARE A D-N.
The chaplain took In the sign and
never put out another one.
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The common use lately of Mrs. Cleve.
lands picture as an advertising card is
likely to lead to several lawsuits against
the firms putting them out, says spe.
cial to the Cincinnati Commercial Gu
sette. The originals of the pictures
common in the market were copy.
righted by two Washington photo.
graphers shortly after Mrs. Cleveland &
marriage. At first the only advantage
reaped was from the local sale of the
cards. Gradually, however, an out
demand sprang up. and before this
could be met, orders commenced tC
pour in from all parts of Europe foi
them. They have proved 10 be the
most popular selling pictures Of the
day. To supply the foreign demand
the leading houses In London and Pari.
are now striking of copies of the
American originals, without regard tc
the rights of the Washington artist
The Washington photographers have
no remedy for the foreign grievance
but they have one for the infringe
ment In this country. The to
bacco houses, cigarette manufacturer
and soap dealers, who have been max
ing Mrs. Cleveland's features common
In hideous lithogrrphs and chromos
are TO be called TO legal account, ant
the prosecutions will have the mora
sanction of the White House, wher,
the practice has caused much otfense
There is no desire On the part of Mrs
Cleveland TO give the Washington
dealers monopoly of her features, and
she Is not averse TO copies being madt
for private sale, use or ornament, ever
II she should be compelled to give out
side artists special sitting, but she
will not give her consent to the use Of
her picture for an advertisement
a strong Endowment
is conferred upon that magnificent instItu
tion, the human system, by DR., Pierce:
"Golden Medical Discoveryn that fortiie'
1t against the encroachments of disease. II
is The great blood purifier and Alternative
and as n rfmply for pop sumnt brnnphi